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Commission President Aušrinė Norkienė stresses that it is important to be aware of the situation when a politician returns to business while still a member of parliament, so that this situation does not happen again in the future.
For her part, Seimas spokeswoman Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen emphasizes that A. Guoga must clear up the doubts that have arisen, because otherwise the parliamentarians would have reasons to initiate a political trial.
“As there is a meeting next Wednesday for us, the Ethics and Procedures Committee, we really need to get involved (on the agenda – ELTA) and discuss the public notice that he has returned to work, because these are only written facts and have not been confirmed. We should start an investigation and find out what it really is, “- A. Norkienė told Eltai
“I also believe that the CEC will make a decision, because the Seimas member has written that he resigns, but it is a special procedure, how he has to do it, because he is expected to come to the session, etc.”, he added. .
Therefore, A. Norkienė states that the Ethics and Procedures Commission will try to explain the circumstances of A. Guoga’s return to the management of the company Cypherpunk Holdings.
“I think our commission will try to gather these facts and then we will see what we will find according to the articles, because the Ethics Commission verifies such facts that have appeared in the public space and then already draws conclusions and recommendations for the members of Seimas,” he said.
The President of the Commission also indicated that the Ethics and Procedures Commission has the right to initiate a political trial.
“We, as the Ethics and Procedures Commission, can initiate this process if we see that there are incompatible responsibilities that could lead to impeachment,” he said.
According to the chairman of the Ethics and Procedures Commission, even if A. Guoga succeeds in resigning the mandate of a member of the Seimas before the next session of the Commission, the commission headed by A. Norkienė will continue to try to examine the situation.
“I would at least suggest that the commission still consider this issue as a recommendation to other members of the Seimas, so that we have an explanation why there are no such precedents in the future,” emphasized A. Norkienė.
For his part, the chairman of the Public Order Committee, Stasys Šedbaras, also agreed with the opinion that considering that the question of the mandate of the Seimas member of A. Guoga can be postponed, the question of impeachment is relevant again.
“I think we should return to this issue, because if it turns out that he is delaying, he applies to the CEC, but he does not come himself, it is new information and must be considered. Impeachment is also something like this: at any time, if you declare your resignation, the impeachment is terminated. “To what extent that process would make sense is also a question here,” he said.
The CEC did not revoke A. Guoga’s mandate as a member of the Seimas
On Thursday, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) did not revoke the mandate of Antanas Guoga, a member of the Seimas, as he was unable to physically attend the session.
“It just came to our knowledge then. The law unequivocally states that a member of the Seimas must attend a meeting of the CEC. Not just show up, but repeat your request out loud. That is, you voluntarily decided to resign from the mandate of a member of the Seimas. It is the honorable Mr. Guoga who has not come to the session today nor has he been able to repeat his request aloud in any other way. There can only be one solution: not to comply with the request. We have to wait for A. Guoga decides that he can now physically attend the CEC meeting and draft his statement according to his personal plans, ”said Aistė Žilinskienė, a member of the CEC.
On January 19, A. Guoga informed the CEC members that he would not be able to attend Thursday’s meeting, where he was scheduled to discuss the issue of resignation. For this reason, businessman A. Guoga, a member of parliament with the Labor Party, asked to postpone the process of termination of his mandate as a member of the Seimas until the beginning of March.
On Wednesday, Darbietis also informed the Seimas Board that he was going to a country outside the European Union for personal reasons.
Guoga has said that he has decided to resign as a member of parliament because, according to him, it is no longer possible to implement the promises made to the public before the Seimas elections.
ELTA recalls that on January 14, the Canadian company Cypherpunk Holdings circulated a message that the Seimas member A. Guoga had returned to the position of head of the company. The term of a Seimas member cannot be revoked until a meeting of the CEC has been held. Under the Constitution, members of the Seimas are prohibited from holding any other office and may be subject to impeachment.
If A. Guoga decides to resign from his parliamentary mandate, Artūras Skardžius, who has worked at the Seimas for several periods, should take over.
Seimas Spokesperson: A. Guoga should dispel doubts, otherwise MPs have reason to raise impeachment issue
Seimas spokesperson V. Čmilytė Nielsen stresses that A. Guoga herself should dispel doubts about the possible breaking of the oath of a member of the Seimas. In the opinion of the President of Parliament, otherwise, the members of the Seimas would have reasons to initiate the impeachment procedure provided for in the Statute of the Seimas.
“In the opinion of the president of the Seimas, any member of the Seimas who has had problems conciliating public and private interests or breaking the oath of a member of the Seimas must assume the responsibility to dispel any doubts and, if necessary, present evidence to refute the In the case of Antanas Guoga, the president of the Seimas urges a member of the Seimas to dispel any doubts as soon as possible about possible incompatible positions in Cypherpunk Holdings and the Seimas ”, says Paulius Žeimys, advisor to the president of the Seimas, in a comment sent to Elta.
“In his opinion, such uncertainties of interest and avoidance of topics seem irresponsible and cast a shadow over the entire Seimas. He does not rule out the possibility that otherwise the members of the Seimas may begin to raise reasonable questions about the breach of the oath of the member of the Seimas. , which would fully justify the actions to initiate impeachment provided for in the Statute of the Seimas.
Guoga’s resignation was scheduled to be considered by the Central Election Commission on Thursday. However, as reported by Mr. Guoga himself, the politician is currently abroad and therefore cannot attend the hearing. For this reason, the question of Mr. Guoga’s resignation can be postponed.
According to the media, A.Guoga, still a member of Seimas, returned to direct the company “Cypherpunk Holdings”. The company announced this in its official announcement.
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